Woman as Decoration: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Woman as Decoration by Emily Burbank: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 31 original MP3 tracks, 4:32:28 running time and a link to listen.
Woman as Decoration, credited to Emily Burbank, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of Woman as Decoration, by Emily Burbank. Read by lots of LibriVox ladies: Julie VW, Neeru Iyer, Lee Ann Howlett, Elli, Ruth Golding, Tricia G, Cori Samuel, Jennifer Stearns, Jc Guan, Miriam Esther Goldman, Laurie Anne Walden, and Esther. A guide for women to complement their dress to their surroundings, be it in their own home, on outings or on stage. (Summary by Julie VW)
Recording facts
- Recording title: Woman as Decoration
- Author credits: Emily Burbank
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 31
- Listed recording duration: 4:32:28
Catalogue topics
- women
- dress
- clothing
- costume
- advice
Opening tracks: first 24 of 31
- 00 - Foreword — 10:04
- 01 - Chapter I: A Few Hints for the Novice who Would Plan Her Costumes — 16:16
- 02 - Chapter II: The Laws Underlying All Costuming of Woman — 18:45
- 03 - Chapter III: How to Dress Your Type — 4:49
- 04 - Chapter IV: The Psychology of Clothes — 11:08
- 05 - Chapter V: Establish Habits of Carriage Which Create Good Line — 4:50
- 06 - Chapter VI: Colour In Woman's Costume — 8:23
- 07 - Chapter VII: Footwear — 4:35
- 08 - Chapter VIII: Jewelry as Decoration — 10:20
- 09 - Chapter IX: Woman Decorative in Her Boudoir — 7:58
- 10 - Chapter X: Woman Decorative in Her Sun-Room — 5:01
- 11 - Chapter XI: Woman Decorative in Her Garden, on the Lawn, on the Beach — 7:22
- 12 - Chapter XII: Woman As Decoration When Skating — 7:09
- 13 - Chapter XIII: Woman Decorative in Her Motor Car — 5:38
- 14 - Chapter XIV: How To Go About Planning A Period Costume — 11:52
- 15 - Chapter XV: The Story Of Period Costumes; Egypt and Assyria; Egypt, Byzantium, Greece and Rome — 14:18
- 16 - Chapter XVI: Development Of Gothic Costume and The Virgin in Art — 16:30
- 17 - Chapter XVII: The Renaissance — 13:59
- 18 - Chapter XVIII: Eighteenth Century — 4:43
- 19 - Chapter XIX: Woman In The Victorian Period — 3:42
- 20 - Chapter XX: Sex In Costuming — 4:24
- 21 - Chapter XXI: Line And Colour Of Costumes In Hungary — 10:01
- 22 - Chapter XXII: Studying Line and Colour in Russia — 8:25
- 23 - Chapter XXIII: Mark Twain's Love of Colour in all Costuming — 3:28
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